Sport Ice hockey Most titles Chinese Taipei (6) | Founded 2008 Official website IIHF.com | |
No. of teams 6 – Men's
7 – Men's Division I
7 – Women's Most recent
champion(s) Chinese Taipei (6th title) Instances 2013 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, 2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, 2011 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, 2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia, 2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of As | ||
Uae ice hockey in action at iihf challenge cup of asia
The IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia are a series of international ice hockey tournament on the continent of Asia. The purpose of the tournament is to provide competitive opportunities for Asian teams that are either in the lower divisions of the IIHF World Championship or do not compete in the World Championship. The first event was held in Hong Kong in 2008, with the second edition held a year later in the United Arab Emirates. A third edition took place on March 29 to April 4, 2010 in Chinese Taipei.
The first women's tournament took place in Shanghai from April 10 to April 14, 2010 and the first University Challenge Cup of Asia took place in Goyang-Si, Seoul from May 12 to May 14, 2010. Junior (U20) and U18 editions were introduced in 2012.
References
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA